Pradhan_(surname)

Pradhan (surname)

Pradhan (surname)

Hindu surname

This article is about the name. For the title, see Pradhan.

Pradhan is a Kshatriya Hindu surname in the Indian subcontinent.

Background

The surname Pradhan originates from the ministerial title Pradhan, the head of a village.[1][2] The title derives from the Sanskrit pradhāna meaning "most important, prime, chief or major".[3]

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References

  1. [1]
    Kumar Majumdar, Anis; Singh, Bhanwar (1996). Panchayat Politics and Community Development. Radha Publications. p. 22. ISBN 9788174870919.
  2. [2]
    Uniyal, Vaibhav; Bahuguna, Rajesh (December 31, 2021). PANCHAYAT RAJ IN INDIA: REMEMBERING THE FORGOTTEN. Ashok Yakkaldevi. pp. 58–66, 80–83. ISBN 9781716149979.
  3. [3]
    Williams, Monier (1899). "प्रधान". A Sanskrit–English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. p. 680.
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